Ike Brookens vs. Rube Foster — Career Comparison

Ike Brookens
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Ike Brookens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 5.23 and 1.548 for Ike Brookens. By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Brookens and Rube Foster

Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.64
74.64
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.64
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.58
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
7.76
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
40.06
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
33.97
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03

Fielding Stats for Ike Brookens and Rube Foster

Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Brookens and Rube Foster

Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
600
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
531.15
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.48
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
5.17
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ike Brookens
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100